Graduate students

Xiangru Chen

MA student
Philosophy
Research interests: German Idealism, early Modern Philosophy, Bergson, Deleuze, philosophy of mathematics, logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind.
Vanessa  Houghton

Interdisciplinary MA student
Philosophy/Law
Research interests: critical animal studies, animal ethics, feminist philosophy, moral psychology, moral philosophy, environmental psychology, ecofeminism, animal law, feminist legal theory.
Lindsay Jackson

MA student
Philosophy
Research interests: Existentialism, ageing studies, 20th century continental philosophy, critical disability studies, Simone de Beauvoir, feminist philosophy, non-ideal theory
Denelle Lambert

PhD candidate
Philosophy

Research areas: aesthetics, philosophy of psychedelics, philosophy of science, feminist philosophy, applied ethics.

Supervisor: Dr. James Young

Chris  Maier

PhD student
Philosophy
Research interests: political philosophy, just war theory, military professional ethics
Maryjane Simeoni

MA student
Philosophy
Research interests: philosophy of mind, action, economics, value, and religion.
Ryan Tonkin

PhD candidate
Philosophy

Research areas: distributive justice, philosophy of taxation, political philosophy, philosophy of law, applied ethics.

Supervisory committee: Dr. Colin Macleod, Dr. Peter Dietsch (Philosophy) & Dr. Bradley Bryan (Law)

Funding: Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholarship; Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Win Sern Wong

PhD student
Philosophy

Research areas: Philosophy of central banking, economic justice, ESG finance, applied ethics in monetary policy, social finance, financial inclusion and development, UNSDGs, income inequalities.

Supervisor: Dr. Peter Dietsch

Funding: University of Victoria Fellowship, Kutzschan Graduate Scholarship in Philosophy

Ghada Youssef

PhD student
Philosophy
Research interests: aesthetics, moral psychology, ethics